[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: May 3, 1994]
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                      EARTH DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE

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                            HON. DAN BURTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 1994

  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, Earth Day at the White House 
probably sent shivers down our environmentally conscious Vice 
President's spine. Earth Day was the day chosen to deliver President 
Clinton his new toy--another gas-guzzling, 8-miles-per-gallon black 
limo.
  During the campaign Mr. Clinton advocated mandating higher miles-per-
gallon standards on the auto manufacturers. I don't think the American 
people have a problem with that, but what they don't like to see is the 
continuing and growing arrogance of power coming from the White House.
  The 45-miles-per-gallon standard is what the President is advocating 
for we the people. However, he and his family travel around in the lap 
of luxury in a fleet of gas-guzzling limos, three of which have been 
added since the Clinton administration took office. All this after 
campaigning to strangle American automakers with burdensome new miles-
per-gallon restrictions.
  Mr. Speaker, the arrogance of power continues. It started with the 
Ron Brown scandal; it moved into the ongoing Whitewater debacle; then 
on to Lillehammer, where Mrs. Clinton spent 500,000 taxpayer dollars 
for a vacation at the Olympics, and now a fleet of new limos fit for a 
king.
  Mr. Speaker, we are a democracy, not a monarchy, but the Clintons are 
acting like they are in Camelot. Mr. Speaker this is nothing more than 
an arrogance of power, and it stinks to high--I mean hog--heaven.

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